Halitosis and Mouth Breathing in Children

University of Nove de Julho

Status: Completed

Conditions: Halitosis; Mouth Breathing

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01269957

HMB029/2009

Details and patient eligibility

About

Objective: determine whether there is a correlation between halitosis and mouth breathing in children. Study design: Fifty-five children between three and 14 years of age were divided into two groups (nasal and mouth breathing) for the assessment of halitosis. Descriptive analysis was carried out regarding the degree of halitosis in each group. The chi-square test was used for the comparison between groups, with 5% level of significance.

Enrollment: 55 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 3 to 14 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

All children registered at the clinic of the specialization course in pediatric dentistry of the ABCD/SP in 2008 were included in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Trial design

55 participants in 2 patient groups

Mouth breathing

Nasal breathing